school committee

noun

: school board

Examples of school committee in a Sentence

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The next North Smithfield school committee meeting is on May 19. — Jacob Rousseau, The Providence Journal, 6 May 2026 Other school committee members like Keegan are devastated by the current state of the budget. — Kristina Rex, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026 Stay-in-school committees, made up of parents and members of the community, have also been mobilized to work with school officials to identify and monitor the students at risk of dropping out. — Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025 Although some states require at-home instruction programs to be approved by local school committees, most states only monitor children’s attendance and academic progress. — Eleanor Sobel, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for school committee

Word History

First Known Use

1787, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of school committee was in 1787

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“School committee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/school%20committee. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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